SchilliX is an OpenSolaris-based live CD and distribution.[1] It was released on 17 June 2005, three days after the first release of OpenSolaris and its initial developers were Jörg Schilling, Fabian Otto, Thomas Blaesing, and Tobias Kirschstein.
Features
Its developers claim that it is the first pure OpenSolaris-based boot CD.[2]
Version 0.7.1i used the Illumos project for the build.[3] Version 0.7.2 was the first OpenSolaris-like distro that capable of compiling the OpenSolaris source base.
Contributions to open source
The SchilliX project created an OSS replacement for the K&R cpp needed by rpcgen, dtrace and the assembler.
References
- ^ Schilling, Jörg. “SchilliX Is Real Now”. Jörg Schilling’s Blog. Jörg Schilling. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Schilling, Jörg. “First Pure OpenSolaris Based Boot C.D.”. Jörg Schilling’s Blog. Jörg Schilling. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ djwm. “Schillix 0.7.1i released with Illumos underneath”. The H. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links
- Official website
- SchilliX at DistroWatch
- Genunix.org
- Phoronix Article
- Linux Weekly News Article
- Article/Review
- Comparison of OpenSolaris-based Distributions
- Early Screenshot
- About Illimos
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